New Delhi, May 7 (IANS)
The I-league title remained in Goa since the semi-professional Football League (NFL) was re-christened as the professional I-League in 2007-08.
Since then, Goan clubs have triumphed in I-League, winning all the six editions. Dempo have won thrice, Churchill twice and Salgaocar once.
Churchill won their second I-League title Tuesday after they managed a 1-1 draw with Mohun Bagan.
The following is the list of I-League champions:
National Football League
Year - Champions - Runners Up
1996-97 - JCT Club – Churchill Brothers
1997-98 - Mohun Bagan – East Bengal
1998-99 - Salgaocar – East Bengal
1999-2000 - Mohun Bagan – Churchill Brothers
2000-01 - East Bengal – Mohun Bagan
2001-02 - Mohun Bagan – Churchill Brothers
2002-03 - East Bengal – Salgaocar
2003-04 - East Bengal – Dempo Club
2004-05 - Dempo Club Sporting – Clube de Goa
2005-06 - Mahindra – East Bengal
2006-07 - Dempo Club – JCT Club
I-League
2007-08 - Dempo – Churchill Brothers
2008-09 - Churchill – Brothers Mohun Bagan
2009-10 - Dempo Club – Churchill Brothers
2010-11 - Salgaocar Club – East Bengal
2011-12 - Dempo Club – East Bengal
HIGHEST GOALSCORERS:
1996-97: Baichung Bhutia: 14 goals (JCT)
1997-98: Raman Vijayan: 10 goals (FC Kochin)
1998-99: Phillip Mensah: 11 goals (Churchill Brothers)
1999-00: Igor Shvikrin: 11 goals (Mohun Bagan)
2000-01: Jose Ramirez Barreto: 14 goals (Mohun Bagan)
2001-02: Yusif Yakubu: 18 goals (Churchill Brothers)
2002-03: Yusif Yakubu: 21 goals (Churchill Brothers)
2003-04: Late Cristiano Junior: 15 goals (East Bengal)
2004-05: Dudu Omagbemi: 21 goals (Sporting Clube de Goa)
2005-06: Ranti Martins: 14 goals (Dempo Club)
2006-07: Odafa Okolie: 18 goals (Churchill Brothers)
I-League
2007-08: Odafa Okolie: 22 goals (Churchill Brothers)
2008-09: Odafa Okolie: 26 goals (Churchill Brothers)
2009-10: Odafa Okolie: 22 goals (Churchill Brothers)
2010-11: Ranti Martins: 30 goals (Dempo Club)
2011-12: Ranti Martins: 32 goals (Dempo Club)